Employee Benefits Enrollment

  • Benefits Eligibility at WESD

    Washington Elementary School District (WESD) determines employee benefit eligibility based on hours of service. Full-time classified employees regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week or variable employees averaging 30 hours per week (130 hours per month) during the designated measurement period may be eligible for benefits.

    Eligible positions include:

    • Full-time Classified Employees (30+ hours/week)

    • Certification  with contracts of 0.50 FTE or greater

    Eligible dependents include your lawful spouse and dependent children, as defined in the benefit glossary.

    For more details about premiums, eligibility, or dependent coverage, please refer to the current benefits guide or contact the WESD Benefits Office.

     

    Benefit Deduction Schedule

    Here’s the fully updated 2025–2026 Pay Schedule, including key deduction periods and contributions:

    • 10-Month Employees: Benefit deductions from Pay Periods 4–23

    • 12-Month Employees: Benefit deductions from Pay Periods 1–26

    • 403(b)/457(b) Contributions:
        • 10-Month: Pay Periods 5–19
        • 12-Month: Pay Periods 1–26

    • Employer HSA Contributions:
        • $240.00 in Pay Period 5
        • $240.00 in Pay Period 15

    Benefit Deductions

  • HIPAA

    HIPAA Notice for Employees

    HIPAA Notice 

     Our Washington Elementary School District Employee Benefit Trust Self‑funded Health Plan follows federal law to ensure your Protected Health Information (PHI) remains confidential. Here’s what you should know:

    • How your information is used and shared: The plan may use or disclose PHI for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations—but always within HIPAA guidelines.

    • Your privacy rights: You have the right to access, correct, and obtain an accounting of disclosures of your PHI.

    • Our obligations: We must maintain reasonable safeguards, provide this notice, and abide by the terms of the privacy policy.

    • Complaints: If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with the plan or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

    • Contact information: For questions about the plan’s privacy practices or to obtain a copy of the full HIPAA Notice

    Take action:

    • Review the complete HIPAA Notice (available through HR, benefits portal, or upon request).

    • Keep this summary in mind when you access or share PHI—your privacy matters.

    Thank you for helping us protect your health information.

Insurance Terms

  • Accident:

    Posted by:

    An unforeseen and unavoidable event resulting in an injury which is not due to any fault of the covered person.
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  • Benefit(s), Benefit Payment:

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    The amount of money payable for a claim, after calculation of all deductible amounts, coinsurance, copays and plan exclusions, maximums and limitations.
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  • Calendar Year:

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    he 12-month period beginning January 1 and ending December 31. FSA and HSA maximums accumulate during the calendar year.  All other benefits are on a fiscal year basis.  
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